knowing and accepting foreign cultures. * Of course it depends on the place you go‚ but let`s say for example that you are an American‚ who is considering moving to Asia‚ there are many good reasons to do so: * Asia is the up and coming in the world these days. If you are able to communicate with them in their native language‚ they often go in with more will in for example a negotiation‚ or
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Krio‚ which is an English based Creole‚ is the first language of 10% of the population‚ but it is spoken and understood by approximately 90% of the population. English‚ while the country’s official language‚ is limited to the approximately 48% of Sierra Leoneans that are literate. Another language is Mende‚ the lingua franca and main language of the southern portion of the country‚ spoken by approximately 30% of the Sierra Leoneans. Similar to Mende‚ Temne is the lingua franca and main language of
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www.ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 3‚ No. 3; September 2010 Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency Mohan K. Muniandy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Kuala Pilah Campus‚ 72000 Kuala Pilah‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-6-483-2130/ 60-12-611-8478 E-mail: mohan691@.ns.uitm.edu.my Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Dungun Campus‚ 23000
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Language plays and important role in human life. Out of all the languages in the world‚ English is considered as the international language The British rules introduced English in Indian schools. English is a window language. It is the most widely spoken language in the world. Through this language‚ India can establish her contacts with the developed nations of the world. Although Hindi has been pronounced as the national language in India‚ some non-Hindi speaking states have not yet accepted it
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WHY ENGLISH? There are in Asia many different languages as well as many different dialects. This is true also of many parts of Africa where in Ghana alone there are many different languages‚ each one again‚ with many dialects. Therefore since it is only by the spoken word that human beings can communicate with one another‚ the necessity for a common language‚ whatever that common language may be is obvious. Common language that has been state up is the English language. English has been choose
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Educational Implications After presenting different views of the role of the English language in the world nowadays‚ we should question what kind of teaching would be most appropriate to the learning of English as an International Language. McKay (2002:12)‚ based on the ideas of Smith (1976)‚ summarizes some important aspects that should be considered to the teaching of an international language. 1) As an international language‚ English is used both in a global sense for international communication between
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Future of English as a global language “A language achieves a genuinely global status when it develops a special role that is recognized in every country” (Crystal 1997). In the 21st century‚ English is increasingly becoming the dominant language in global communication. However‚ the question of where the future of English lies remains unclear. Will English in the future increase in popularity or should we adopt a better alternative? English is undoubtedly one of the most influential languages
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Globalization of English‚ a Bane or a Boon? A Discussion on its Effect on Language Diversity and Cultural Identity In a globalized world‚ English‚ as a lingua franca‚ has spread and used widely across the globe. The worldwide spread of English is considered as a great threat to language diversity and cultural identity‚ and also as a bane of language death. I agree that the globalization of English affects adversely on language diversity‚ and that English hegemony brings some adverse impacts on
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Life long learning is the concept that it is never too soon or too late for learning. Lifelong learning is attitudinished that one should be open to the new ideas‚ decisions‚ skills or behaviours. English is neccessity of life and the same as lifelong learning when you want to live in the real world; English is very important and neccessity in your life. For example‚ when I was young I could not speak any language and then after I grew up my parents‚ my teachers; they tried to teach Thai language
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The English language English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be regarded as the single most important language. Though other languages are important too‚ they are not the same as the English language is. English is important because it is probably the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.Considering
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